Alpha mask export - flat and graduated transparency information can be included in exported
sprite and PNG bitmaps. This allows exported bitmaps to blend into any background
(see below). The alpha mask includes text and shape anti-aliasing
information, so it is useful for illustrations withou transparency, too.

Improvement for professional printing: Objects in registration black and
crop marks render on all plates, including spot plates.

General improvements

An option to delete unused colours in a document.

The Show coordinates dialogue box allows the coordinate origin to be set to one of
the corners or the centre of the selection or to the position of the currently
selected path anchor point, changing the displayed coordinates to be relative to that point.

The table below shows an illustration using flat and graduated
transparency exported with an alpha mask from ArtWorks 2.9 (left)
and without an alpha mask (right) on top of different backgrounds.
As can be seen, the alpha masked image blends perfectly into any
background showing the transparency effects of the original ArtWorks
file. Most notably, the background can be seen through the semi-transparent
drop. Also, the text blends into any background on the left whereas
it has a white fringe on the right.